Weak localization and conductance fluctuations of a chaotic quantum dot with tunable spin-orbit coupling

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Brouwer, P W ^a   Cremers, J N H J ^b   Halperin, B I ^b  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85038316956     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.081302     Document Type: Article

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